Improvement in trusses



"JOHN eLYDoN, or New YORK, N.` Y.

,Lam Parent No, 76,184, and Mms 31, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRUSASES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CQNCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN GLYDON, of 242 Seventh avenue, New York, iu the county and State of New York, have invented :rnew and useful Improvement in Trueses; and I do'hereby declare that'thefollowing is a. f ull,

clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and'use the same, reference beinghhd-to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which drawing-- Figure 1 represents a truss made according to my invention, a portion thereof beingdrawn in section' in order to more clearly illustrate the construction and operation of the' several parts'.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the pads detached, the portion of the trussin view being the inner side.

AFitgfure 3'is a--longitudinal.cross-section oi'vone of thepads detached. l

This invention relates to trusses for the cure and relief of. ruptures.

The illustration here given of uiy invention represents it'as applied to a truss for' inguinal ruptures, but theinvention isl applicable to trussesof every form and character.

Ono feature of my invention consists in the arrangement', on a truss of double pads, one for each groin, so' that thetruss will bethe better preserved fromA displacement by the motions of the body.

Another feature is the use of a. supplemental pad, placed between the main pads in such a manner as'tointervcnebetween the body and the frame of the truss. l

Othcrfeatures of my invention Will be explained as ythe description proceeds.

The band, or that 'partei` thetruss which embraces the body, is, in myinvention, composed of vtwo parts, `a a, each consisting cfa Aspring or plate, of metal or other suitable elastic materiahrbent tonel proper shape, and' covered with leather or other suitable covering, to protectV the body from being rubbed or chaied. Thoseendsof the springs ct a which comev` in front of the'body ot' the patientv are'adjustably attached to each other by' means of a slotted connecting-plate, b, which is fastened to one of the said Vsprings by set-screws, and to the other by rivets, as is shoivn in iig. l; or both ends of said' plate b can be fastenedA tops-aid springs a a by setscrews'. The other ends of said springs a a are connected. to` each other by means of a loop, e, formed on the outside of one of `the springsiat its end, which loop vreceives the end of the other spring, as is-shown in` g.`1, the 'springs'bein'g held together in that manner by means cfa strap and buckle, d, on the coverings of the springs respectively.

-The letter e designates pads whichV are hinged to or'suspendcd from the springs a, so as to hang down therefreni, their` cushioned` sides being presented in the proper direction to come against the body of the patient, against which they are 'constantly pressed byspring-pressure, so as to tollot's7 a'nd yield to the movements of the body. In this example I have shown a spring,z', arranged behind the pad, said spring being part of'or attached Vto a sltiff frame or' plate, g, which projects downwards from the springg` a behind the pad,in the manner shown most elearlyin g. 3. -The said plate g is slotted, as at into allow` the upperv part of spring z', Whenjforced backwards, to set in said slot, so that the pad can bepmoved quite back tothe frame o1'. plate. But the end'oi` the spring extends below the bottonil of.` the slot, so as to bear against the lower part of the frame or-plate.

By-means 0E- this construction, I obtain a yielding pad, which, while it is held to theQbody by the strength' of the band-springs a a, is ,also pressed constantly against the body of the'spring t', which operatesto push the pad outwards against the body `when the latter shrinks or moves away from the pad, said spring also permitting the pad to be moved inwards towards-the plate g n'hen the body comes back and pressesagainst ,the pad.

It will be observed that the frame or plate q is the support or backing of the spring z',.and acts as a stop to the yieldng'tendency ot` said spring. The back' part of the frame of the pad has projectingcdge, j, all Y aroundit, which tits around the plate g when the pad is forced backwards to the plate.

I In case Where there are doubleinguinai `ruptures, .the pads e e are arranged in proper positions therefor; but when there is only one rupture, I still'malie use of both pads. e e, that'one which is not actually required reniedially being of service in giving stability of position to the truss, andiu preventing its displacement Vby the movements of the body. v l

That'part of thepatients body which 4is between the pads e e.. is keptfrom contact with the band, or with the connecting-plate 1, by mea-ns ot a, supplementary pad', j', which hangs down between sai@ pads e a'inthe' mil-nner shown in the drawing, being attached to the edge of the strap'that goes through the huckle d.

A WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure b'y Letters Patent, is-` I 1. TheA combinationof the rigid piste g, si'otted to reeoire the spring z', with the' spring z' and the swinging pad e, substantially -as described, I

2. The arrangement and combination, in a truss for ingtiinal rupture, of two pzidsve e, for the purpose ot' securing stability of position, with or without the supplementary pioteeting-pa 1f, substantially 1s described.

3. Making Athe body-spring or hand of the truss, which encircles the 'body of a patient, in tn'o independent parts, a a, connected and adjusted to' each uhm-,substantially as above described.

, JOHN GLYDON.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF,

GUSTAV BERG. 

